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Consider and Provide Direction Regarding Allowing Dogs on Outdoor Patios of Food Establishments
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Safe and Secure Community
MEETING DATE: April 3, 2017
DEPARTMENT: Development Services / Code Compliance
CONTACT: Lori Dees, Environmental Health Manager
Richard Milam, Health Compliance Supervisor
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Provide direction regarding allowing dogs on outdoor patios of food establishments.
ITEM SUMMARY:
• Staff is seeking direction from the City Council regarding whether or not to adopt an ordinance allowing dogs on patios in food establishments after the approval of a variance.
• Staff has received feedback recently that variances allowing dogs on patios should be permitted in McKinney.
• A set of draft regulations establishing a variance process and associated regulations are attached for reference and discussion purposes.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• Currently, dogs on the premises of a food establishment are prohibited by the Texas Food Establishment Rules (TFER).
• Plano, Frisco, San Antonio, Dallas, Houston and Austin all provide for a variance process within which dogs would be allowed on outdoor patios of food establishments.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• If the City Council feels regulations establishing a variance procedure should be created, Staff recommends a variance application fee of $100 would be valid for two years from the date of the variance’s issuance.